Crescent Communities announces timeline and builders for first homes in The Groves

Crescent Communities announced details on the first phase of The Groves, a 993-acre community going up in northeast Houston.

Home building is expected to begin this summer on the first phase of 189 homes. The community, located off of West Lake Houston Parkway about a mile south of Will Clayton Parkway, will contain 2,200 homes when completed. (See story on the development here.)

Six builders will offer homes priced from $250,000 to more than $400,000s. The first homes will be ready this fall.

Village Builders and David Weekley Homes will build homes from 2,000 square feet to 3,300 square feet on 55-by-130-foot lots.

“The Groves will offer residents tremendous benefits in location, outdoor spaces and home style varieties that suit their lifestyles,” Jim Zimmermann, vice president of Crescent Communities’ residential group in Houston, said in an announcement. “We’re looking forward to working with our builders on this next stage of development.”

The Groves also will offer wooded trails, a Welcome Lodge with multipurpose room, lounge, outdoor plaza, fire pit and play area. Residents will have access to 100 acres of open space along a creek with another 90 acres of open space, parks and natural reserves. Other amenities will include a stocked fishing pond, with a cabin and fishing dock.

The Groves is the first Houston project for Charlotte, N.C.-based Crescent Communities and its first project from the ground up in Texas.